Josh Segarra

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Josh Segarra
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Segarra in 2023
Born (1986-06-03) June 3, 1986 (age 38)
Longwood, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater New York University (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
Spouse
Brace Rice
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(m. 2014)​
Children3

Josh Segarra (born June 3, 1986 [1] ) is an American actor. He is known for his roles on the television series The Electric Company , Sirens , and Arrow as well as for originating the role of Emilio Estefan in the musical On Your Feet! . His other television credits include Chicago P.D. , The Other Two , AJ and the Queen , Orange Is the New Black , and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law , while his other theatrical credits include the musicals Lysistrata Jones and Dogfight , and the slasher horror film Scream VI .

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Early life

Segarra was born on June 3, 1986, in Longwood, Florida. [2] [3] He is of Puerto Rican descent, [4] [5] and is fluent in Spanish. [6] He learned to sing in his Pentecostal church but aspired to be a professional wrestler. [7] Segarra is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. [8] [9]

Career

From 2009 to 2011, Segarra portrayed a main role of Hector Ruiz on the PBS Kids Go television series The Electric Company . [10] He then originated the role of Mick in the musical Lysistrata Jones . [4] In May 2012, Segarra was announced as a cast member for the Off-Broadway world premiere of Dogfight , a musical adaptation of the film of the same name, with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and a book by Peter Duchan. [11] The musical opened at the Tony Kiser Theater at Second Stage Theater on July 16, 2012. [12]

Two years later, he recurred during the first season of the comedy television series Sirens , [5] after which he was promoted to a series regular during its second season. [13] Segarra then began a recurring role on the NBC police procedural drama Chicago P.D. [14] He also appeared in the 2015 comedy film Trainwreck . [15] Segarra originated the role of Emilio Estefan in the musical On Your Feet! , which opened at the Marquis Theater on Broadway on November 5, 2015. [16] His final performance took place on July 10, 2016. [17] [18] Following his final appearance on Chicago P.D. in May 2016, Segarra was cast as a series regular on the CW superhero television series Arrow for its fifth season. [19] He portrayed the series' adaptation of the comic book character Adrian Chase. [9] He then returned in a guest starring capacity during the series' sixth and eighth seasons. [20]

Since January 2019, Segarra has been a recurring cast member on The Other Two , a comedy television series on HBO Max. [21] [22] In December, he recurred on The Moodys as Marco, a "commodities broker with exquisite phone skills." [23] He also starred in the Netflix comedy series AJ and the Queen , [24] which premiered on January 10, 2020. [25] That same year, Segarra appeared as a special agent during the third season of the crime drama series FBI and starred as a pastor in the musical film Christmas on the Square . [26] [27]

Segarra appeared in the Disney+ superhero series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law . [28] He starred in the slasher sequel Scream VI , the sixth installment in the Scream series, which was released in March 2023. [29] That same year, he appeared in the second season of the drama series Heels . [30] He also appears as Giorgio in the Apple TV+ series The Big Door Prize season 1 and season 2.

In 2024, he also portrayed Manny, a school district representative for Philadelphia, in Abbott Elementary . [31]

Personal life

Segarra married his longtime girlfriend Brace Rice on October 17, 2014. [32] The couple have three sons together. [33] He and his wife are both sports fans. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 The Narrows White Gangsta
2009 Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet Tyler
The Ministers Louis
2011 The Music Never Stopped Mark Ferris
2014You Must Be JokingAsshole
2015 Trainwreck Staten Island Oli
2018 Overboard Jason
2020 Christmas on the Square Pastor Christian Hathaway
2023 Scream VI Danny Brackett [34] [35]
2024 Friendship Austin

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Vampire Bats MilesTelevision film
2008Drama QueenzGabriel3 episodes
2009–2011 The Electric Company Hector Ruiz Main role
2011 Homeland JoshEpisode: "Pilot"
2012Bronx WarrantsMoralesUnaired pilot
2013 The Following Hank FlynnEpisode: "The Siege"
2014 Blue Bloods Mike RoseEpisode: "Knockout Game"
2014–2015 Sirens Billy CepedaMain role
2014–2016 Chicago P.D. Justin VoightRecurring role
2016A Bronx LifeFrankieTelevision film
2016–2019 Arrow Adrian Chase / Prometheus / Simon Morrison Main cast (season 5)
Guest star (seasons 6 and 8); 23 episodes
2018Run for Your LifeJulian SilvaTelevision film
All In HimselfLive appearance
The Good Cop WarrenEpisode: "Will Cora Get Married?"
2018–2019 Orange Is the New Black StefanovicRecurring role (seasons 6–7)
2019 God Friended Me AustinEpisode: "The Fighter"
2019–2021 The Moodys MarcoRecurring role
2019–2023 The Other Two Lance ArroyoRecurring role (seasons 1-2); Main cast (season 3)
2020 AJ and the Queen Hector Ramirez / Damien SanchezMain role
Katy Keene Mateo Lopez2 episodes
2020–2021 FBI Nestor VertizRecurring role
2022 She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Augustus "Pug" PuglieseMiniseries; 5 episodes
2023 Heels Brooks RizzoRecurring role
2023–2024 The Big Door Prize GiorgioMain role
2024 Abbott Elementary Manny RiveraRecurring role

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009The Boys UpstairsEricThe SoHo Playhouse
August 15 – September 27, 2009
(Part of The 13th Annual New York International Fringe Festival )
Fat Camp BrentAcorn Theater
September 30 – October 8, 2009
(Part of 2009 New York Musical Theatre Festival )
2010Pool Boy(staged reading)JackBarrington Stage Company Stage II
January 11, 2010
2011The Cook's Tour(staged reading)PerformerUrban Stage Theater
February 8, 2011
Lysistrata Jones MickThe Gym at Judson
May 15 – June 19, 2011
2011–2012Lysistrata JonesMick Walter Kerr Theatre
November 12, 2011 – January 8, 2012
2012 Dogfight BolandTony Kiser Theatre
June 27 – August 12, 2012
2013 Around the World in 80 Days Phileas Fogg YOW! Theater
July 2 – October 13, 2013
2015 On Your Feet! Emilio Estefan Marquis Theatre
October 6, 2015 – July 10, 2016

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Red Dead Redemption Abraham Reyes
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
2013 Grand Theft Auto V The Local Population

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